Hay listings
The University of Missouri Extension Center in Webster County brings you links to forage sellers and buyers throughout the country.
Imported fire ants
Note: Producers bringing hay in from southern states should be certain the hay is USDA-certified free of fire ants.
CAFNR News: Beware: Fire Ants
Imported Fire Ant Introduction and Biology (PDF) — University of Missouri Extension slide presentation
Imported Fire Ants a Threat to Arrive in Missouri on Hay (PDF)
Fire Ants May Be Hiding in Imported Hay
Out-of-state hay may harbor red imported fire ants
Imported Fire Ant Quarantine Area Map #1 and Map #2
Questions and Answers for Producers, Sellers, and Buyers of Baled Hay Moving From Areas Under Quarantine for Imported Fire Ant (PDF)
Don't Transport Imported Fire Ants (PDF)
Red Imported Fire Ants — An MU Extension Youtube video
Imported Fire Ants — eXtension's one-stop educational site on killing fire ants and eliminating problems they cause
Hay markets
Missouri Ag Market News Reports — Scroll down to Hay/Forages section for current selling prices for hay in Missouri
AgEBB — Hay Market — Visit the University of Missouri and Missouri Department of Agriculture's one-stop shop for buying and selling hay, or call 573-751-5633.
State hay markets, listed alphabetically:
Forage Testing
Forage Testing and Hay Stacking: screen version (PDF) | print version (PDF) — Bob Schultheis, MU Extension natural resource engineering specialist
Understanding your forage test (PDF)
MU Extension publication G4575, Making and Storing Quality Hay
American Forage and Grassland Council
National Forage Testing Association
National Hay Association